Miyakawa

Miyakawa Meaning & Origin

About Miyakawa
The surname Miyakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 宮川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "宮" (miya), meaning "shrine" or "palace," and "川" (kawa), meaning "river." Therefore, the surname Miyakawa can be interpreted to mean "shrine river" or "palace river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a family living near a shrine or palace by a river.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Miyakawa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Miyakawa: 232
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 81458
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Miyakawa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Miyakawa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M IY2 Y UW0 K AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/miyakawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Miyakawa in Braille

Here's how to represent Miyakawa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Miyakawa in braille

How to sign the name Miyakawa using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Miyakawa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Miyakawa in sign language

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